Weather is always a good topic to start a conversation on. This post introduces and explains common weather 天気 (てんき) related words and expressions in Japanese.
～ことから…
～ことから… is a rather formal expression to describe the origin or history behind a name/nickname. It can be used to describe a reason for an established fact.
～ていただけますか/ていただけませんか
[てform] + いただけますか/いただけませんか is a very polite way of asking someone for a favour. They are almost the same as [てform] + くださいますか/くださいませんか respectively.
刻
Today’s #kanji is 刻, which is listed under its semantic element of #りっとう（刂）, which means a sword. Its phonetic element is 亥 although 刻 and 亥 don’t share a sound
～ばかり
～ばかり is another particle used to describe the extent of a condition but it used in a variety of meaning. Check example sentences here.
